Optus TV feat. Foxtel: Parental & Content Control PIN

Using your PIN

To use the Parental Control screens, enter your four-digit PIN. When you first use your digital set-top unit, your PIN is '1234'. In order to make your PIN secret, you should change it to a different number that you find easy to remember.

Displaying the Parental control screen

To change the Parental Control settings:

On the Setup screen, highlight 'Parental Control' and then press select.

Use the number buttons to enter your PIN
If you have entered the correct PIN, the Parental Control screen will display

The Viewing Restrictions screen lets you select the classification categories you want to restrict, so that those who do not know your PIN cannot watch programmes broadcast at a restricted classification.

From the Parental Control screen, highlight 'Viewing Restrictions', then press select. The Viewing Restrictions screen displays.

The classification categories you can restrict are explained below:

R For adult viewers aged 18 and over.

AV For adult viewers only - violent content.

MA For viewers aged 15 or over - children under 15 are not permitted to watch MA programmes unless in the company of a parent or adult guardian.

M Recommended for viewers aged 15 years or over.

PG Parental guidance is recommended as to the suitability of the film for children under 15.

A symbol next to the classification category indicates that it is not restricted.

A symbol next to the classification category indicates that it is restricted.

If you restrict a classification category, this means that whenever a programme is broadcast with that classification, you must enter your PIN before you can watch it.

When you restrict a classification category, all the classification categories above it are automatically restricted.

To restrict a classification category, use and to highlight it, then press or to select the symbol. To remove the restriction, press or to select the symbol.

Repeat step 2 to make all the changes you want.

To save your changes, highlight 'Save New Settings' then press select, or to cancel, press back.

Please note: If you press the red button to reset all the settings, the settings will change to the standard settings. The standard setting is that any programme broadcast with the ‘R’ classification will be restricted, but you can remove this restriction if you wish by following the steps above.

Viewing restrictions work only if the broadcaster provides classification category information. Optus is not responsible for channels providing incorrect classification information.